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Recap of Tryouts and Association News

The Scots Hockey Association would like to thank all players who came out an attended our 2010/11 season tryouts. We had a great weekend with everyone and are looking forward to another great season at the Scots Hockey Association.

To all new and returning players. We are excited to have all of you with us and we are going to have a great season at the new Allen Event Center. The Scots coaches are gearing up to get you started! The team managers and coaches will be contacting you very soon for pre-season activities with your team.

Please check the website over the next couple of weeks as we will announce a association meeting for all teams that everyone will need to attend. This meeting will cover all the information for the upcoming season and we will be there to answer any questions you may have.

Interested in Volunteering? We need help any many areas!

We have open commissioner positions listed on the Board section of the website as well as open positions on the board.

We need volunteers to help with special events, such as the Scots Golf Tournament and a possible MLK Tournament.

We need help at the training facility.

Anyone interested please email Eric Wade.     ewade@dallasscots.com

We will be holding a Scots Hockey Golf Tournament and Auction on or around September 11th at the Los Rios Country Club. The Golf tournament is a fundraiser to offset the cost of scholarships for players and families in need. Please try and attend even if you don't play! We are planning things even for non-golfers! It will be a great of food, fun, music and golf!

We are in the process of organizing a MLK / Allen Americans / Scots Tournament weekend! We will keep you informed of this as it develops!

We will also be organizing several Scots nights with the Allen Americans. So be ready to come out and show your support of the Allen Americans!

So keep checking the website as we will announce many events and things throughout the season! 

It's going to be a great season to be a SCOT and we are happy to welcome you!

 

 

 

The Scots Make More Fantastic Additions to its Coaching Staff!

 

Jeff Ramsay 


Jeff was born in Toronto, Ontario. After moving with his family to Winnipeg, he played AAA hockey in Winnipeg, Manitoba for 5 years followed by 4 years of Junior hockey also in Winnipeg. 

Following his playing days Jeff began his coaching career with the Central Plains Capitals of the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League where he coached for two seasons. That was followed by 3 seasons with the Don Mills Flyers of the Greater Toronto Hockey League (AAA Level) where he coached at the Squirt and PeeWee levels. 

Jeff relocated to Dallas as manager of the newly opened Grapevine Mills Ice Rink. There he was instrumental in the creation and growth of the Lone Star Wolves Travel Hockey organization until its merger with the Alliance Bulldogs. During this time, Jeff coached squirt through midget levels with the Lone Star Wolves for six seasons. After the merger with Alliance, Jeff coached for two seasons at the 16U AA and Prep levels. 

In addition, Jeff has coached the Varsity teams for the Garland Stampede, Flower Mound Jaguars and Highland Park Scots.
This past season Jeff coached his Dallas Stars 16U Prep team through three tournament championships, a Texas State championship and second place in the Rocky Mountain District. 
This coming season Jeff will be coaching for the Scots Hockey Association. 

Jeff has also worked with Northwestern Hockey Sports Camp since 1991 in various roles from on ice instructor to scout for their Jr A program with the Phoenix Polar Bears.

Jeff has an Advanced Level coaching certification with USA Hockey. He is also an instructor/guest speaker for the USA Hockey Coaching Education Program in the Dallas area.

Jeff resides in Prosper with his wife and family. The Scots Association and coaching staff look forward to working with Jeff this season.

Steve Steen is Now a Scot

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Today the Scots signed one more to its coaching staff. We welcome Steve Steen.

Steven Steen was raised in Dallas, TX, however that did not deter him from playing hockey almost every chance he had.  Steven would spend his summers in Canada to improve his hockey skills.  He played at the highest levels of hockey from age 7 through 22.  Steve also played on his college golf team.  He graduated From Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, IL with a double major in Business and Psychology.  He graduated from East Texas State University with a Masters Degree in Science and a major in Counseling.
 
Steve Steen is a child counselor and has had his license for 20 years. He owns and operates The Counseling Associates as well as Students First, an advocacy company for childern with special needs in the public school system.

See Steves Coaching Bio

USA Hockey Alert

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To all USA Hockey Local Programs:
This is to alert you of a security issue regarding locker room activity involving youth hockey
players which happened recently. A man in his 60's was able to enter locker rooms when players
were changing and showering. He asked them questions and attempted to collect contact
information.
In addition, it appears this man entered other locker rooms while the players were on the ice
and may have taken identification information from clothing.   He claimed he was an equipment
supplier agent, which was a ruse to get information from players. Police were summoned; the
man was questioned, photographed and escorted out of the facility.
 
It is imperative that all local programs have an adult (coach, assistant coach, team manager)
present in the locker room, or at the locker room door, to assure that only players, coaches
and approved team personnel are permitted in the locker room.
Further, coaches/team managers must personally monitor the locker room environment at all
times while players are present and also make sure the locker room is appropriately secured
during times when players are on the ice.
 
Please make sure this information is shared with those appropriate and thank you in advance
for your immediate and on-going attention to this matter.
 
 
 
 
 
Dave Ogrean
Executive Director
USA Hockey 
cc: USA Hockey Board of Directors, Affiliate Presidents,
District Risk Managers, District and Associate Registrars

Testimonials

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My son skated for Coach Sergey Deshevvy and the Dallas Scots organization for a couple of years prior to relocating to Michigan. Both Coach Deshevvy and the Scots’ administration team were easy to work with and truly cared about not only the development of my son as a hockey player but also as young boy. We looked at and even skated with other organizations in the Dallas-Ft Worth metroplex area, but the only organization that seemed to care about us as people rather than another skater to help pay the bills was the Dallas Scots. 

The organization consistently put the kids in a position to have a positive experience with their hockey programs, rather than make promises that simply could not be fulfilled, for whatever reasons. Even after leaving, Coach Deshevvy stays in touch with my son and maintains an interest in his development. Our positive experience and quality of training received in the Scots organization has led us to playing ice hockey at a high level in the State of Michigan at one of the most prestigious prep academies in the nation.   Many thanks go to Coach Deshevvy and the Scots organization for being a springboard to the success we are now realizing in Michigan. 

I strongly recommend anyone with a son or daughter looking to enjoy the sport of ice hockey and wanting to be treated fairly to contact the Scots organization.

~ Frank Manginell

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Dan Regala - Strength and Conditioning / Nutrition Coach
Dallas Scots Hockey Association
880 North Dorothy Drive, Ste. 810
Richardson, TX 75081 

 
Regarding: Zack Hefley
 
Dan,
I wanted to write you and let you know how you and the Dallas Scots have had a great influence on my son during the Winter 09 – 10 season. 
 
Prior to the Winter 09 – 10 season, Zack played for the McKinney Ice Hockey Club during the Winter 08 – 09 season. He was the goalie for the MIHC Peewee B team. This was the first season Zack played goalie, and his second full season in ice hockey. He played in the DPSC House League as a Squirt. When Zack signed with MIHC, we had no expectations other than letting him have the chance to experience hockey at a lever higher than the House League and learn to play goalie. Although Zack made new friends and learned what was needed to be a goalie, he did not have a great season. The team record was 0 – 22 and his stat’s were very reflective of a new goalie. He finished the season in last place in goalie standings with a 0.712 SV% and a GAA of 12.13. During many of his games in net, he would face 40 plus shots on goal.
 
But even with those results, we still intended to play at MIHC the next season. That was until we went to one of the Scots’ open skates. After meeting the coaches, parents, and players we decided the best place for Zack to play would be at the Dallas Scots.
 
After tryouts and finding out Zack made Coach Sammon’s Peewee A team, we met with you for the first time to go over the off season work-out program you had set you for the Dallas Scots players. Your influence on the importance of eating correctly and working out on a regular basis was something that Zack took very seriously. He wanted to be the best he could be so he would not let his new team down. As soon as Zack started the goalie work-out you develop from the Minnesota Golfer’s program, he began to get stronger and quicker in net. This is when I began to see a change in Zack. 
 
As the regular season and the dry land training began, Zack also began to transform into a different goalie. As the work-outs and training began to make him stronger, his confidence level began to increase and carry over into other areas. He began looking forward to playing tougher teams and relishing games against opponents that were expected to beat his team. The type of games he dreaded during the previous season with MIHC.
 
His confidence level also carried over into other areas. His grades at school began to rise. He went from and an average C / B student to a strong A student. His teachers began to notice how he worked harder and how he applied himself more than before. And his PE instructor at school began to notice the change in Zack’s fitness. While following the Scots’ Dry Land Training Program, Zack lowered his 1 mile run time by 3 minutes and increased his push-ups and sit-ups total by more than 70%.
 
But as quickly as the Winter 09 - 10 season began, it ended. The team (Sammon’s Peewee A team) ended the season with a 19 – 2 – 1 record, finishing in 2nd place overall and earning a 1st round bye in the divisional playoffs. The team went on to finish in 3rd place in the playoffs. Zack finished the season in 3rd place in goalie standings with a 0.910 SV% and a GAA of 1.59, quite a contrast to his previous season. (Zack will also quickly tell you that he had the four best defensemen in the league!)
 
For all of his improvement as a goalie tender and a student, I contribute to the confidence that Zack gained through the Scots’ Dry Land Training Program you developed and the expectations of the Scots’ Coaches for their players to be hard workers. Zack is just one example of the many players that were in the Scots organization last season and that benefited from this commitment.
 
 
 
Best Regards,
 
Bill Hefley

2010-2011 Tryout Dates Announced

In order to create fair, reasonable and competitive play, TAHA has adopted the earliest tryout schedule below for the 2010-11 season. Member associations may hold tryouts later than the dates posted below, but not any earlier.

 
EARLIEST TRYOUT DATES for the 2010-11 Season for all TAHA Associations
 
Sat 6/5   - 10U House/Rec **
- 12U Tier I
- 14U Tier I
Sat 6/12 - 10U House/Rec
- 12U Tier II & House/Rec
- 14U Tier II & House/Rec
Fri 6/18  - 18U Tier I
Sun 6/20 - 16U Tier I
Sat 6/26  - 16U Tier II & House/Rec
 - 18U Tier II & House/Rec
USA Hockey only recognizes youth teams classified as Tier I, Tier II, and House/Rec, which in no way refer to any AAA, Prep, AA, A, or B team status.
** 10U House/Rec team tryouts could begin as early as Sat 6/5, but the NTXHL would not allow such teams to play in the league for the 2010-11 season.
 
Provisions:
                         
TAHA is finalizing rules for Tier teams to be adopted for the 2010-11 season. Such rules will pertain to formation of Tier I and Tier II teams, and will be published as soon as possible.
 
                         
High School Associations that also form travel teams must abide by the above dates. NO portion of such tryouts (Travel or High School) may precede the above dates.
 
                         

A Mite Focus Group has been assembled to determine 8U Mite play for the 2010-11 season, which shall adhere to USA Hockey’s American Development Model. More information will be provided as soon as season plans become finalized.

Fall Round Up Tournament

Congratulations Bantam A!

The Dallas Scots Bantam A  went 4 - 0 with a Championship game overtime winner!

 

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